北京地区养殖果子狸SARS冠状病毒调查

SARS-CoV Survey on Breeding Civet Cats in the Suburbs of Beijing

目的调查北京地区养殖果子狸SARS病毒感染和携带情况。方法用PCR方法检测果子狸咽拭子、肛拭子和皮毛标本,进行SARS病毒病原检测;中和抗体检测果子狸血清。结果本次抽样检测北京地区3个养殖场的10%的果子狸,未检测到SARS冠状病毒,血清抗体阴性。结论检测结果不支持北京地区饲养的果子狸中携带有SARS冠状病毒。

Objective To investigate the possible infections of SARS-CoV in civet cat bred in the suburbs of Beijing. Methods Pharyngeal swab, anal swab and fur samples collected from 30 civet cats were examined using RT-PCR for SARS-CoV. The neutralized antibodies against SARS-CoV from sera from the civet cats were checked. Results All samples from the civet cats were SARS-CoV negative, and no neutralized antibodies were positive. Conclusion There was no evidence to conclude that the civet cats inbred in the suburbs of Beijing were host of SARS-CoV.